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TUESDAY, MAY 26. 1998 <br />shelters open more and that local churches were assisting in this effort. The report also suggested <br /> <br />the need for a homeless shelter that would also include a rehabilitation and job skill center. The <br />students stated that they had held a candlelight vigil on behalf of the homeless, had received <br />donations of clothes, food and blankets, and had placed awareness advertisements in the various <br />media. The students final recommendation was that a joint Martinsville-Henry County full time <br />homeless shelter be created, using the resources of the entire community, noting that the nearest. <br />full time shelter in the area was in Roanoke, Virginia. Council then asked several questions <br />regarding the true definition of the homeless, the possible cost to build the recommended shelter, <br />the numbers of homeless in the area, and other resources within the social services network <br />available to assist the homeless. Mayor Adams noted that the students had identified one of the <br />real keys to deal with the challenge of homelessness, that of the need to help such persons develop <br />job skills. Council Member Haskell asked what more the Council could do to help, and the <br />students replied that support of their future efforts would be of benefit to them. Council Member <br />Teague then made a motion for Council approval of a resolution in support of and recognition of <br />the students efforts to assist the homeless, which was duly seconded and approved unanimously, <br />as follows: <br /> <br /> RESOLUTION <br /> OF <br />THE MARTINSVILLE CITY COUNCIL <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the students of Ms. Betsy Ivey' s Middle School Class carded out an award winning <br />We the People Project to examine the issue of Homelessness in the Martinsville-Henry County <br />Community, and <br /> <br /> <br />